Somerset lifetimes 2019 Semester 1

Contents 3 From the Headmaster 4 Class of 2018 6 Easter Hat Parade 7 P&F Event 8 Storyfest 14 Sustainable Symposium 16 Seniors’ Global Outlook 18 Year 12 Co-Hosts Major Event 19 Leading the MYP 20 Global Play Day INSIDE THIS ISSUE

26 Alumni – Three Generations 28 Alumni – A Few Years Down the Track 30 Alumni – A Rewarding Journey 32 Somerset Sport – Triathlon 34 Somerset Sport – Football

10 Alpacas with Maracas 12 Junior School Musical

22 Mindplay 24 New Staff

Information Somerset Lifetimes is published twice a year by Somerset College to share items of topical interest relating to overall activities of College life and the greater Somerset community. Cover Photo: Mr Gigilo the alpaca turned it on for the Junior School students while visiting for National Simultaneous Storytime. Read the inside story on page 10.

Editor: Narelle Higgs Design and Layout: Somersault Group Contributing Writers: Craig Bassingthwaighte, Andrea Lewis, Jennifer Walsh, Rebecca Collie, Katie Norman, Michele Sauer, Janie‑Marie Burgess, Luisa Navanteri, Elly Lynch, Brenda Millican, Vicki Goodsell, Jacinta Hyman, Graham Hyman, Jack Lewis, Glauber Scattolini Correa and Maarten de Kruijf.

Contributing Photographers: James Geralds and Katie Chirathivat- Geralds, Isla Clancy, Darcy Beynon and Ruby Sherrington.

Somerset Alumni Association All students become life members of the Somerset Alumni Association, founded in shared experience and comradery. The Association seeks to create,

All College alumni can access the Association, simply visit us on any of our networks. This network is your network, so come and join us! For further information regarding the Association, please contact our Community Relations Office: Instagram: @ReturnToSomerset | www.instagram.com/ReturnToSomerset Facebook: /ReturnToSomerset | www.facebook.com/ReturnToSomerset Linkedin: /in/ReturnToSomerset | www.linkedin.com/in/ReturnToSomerset Web: SomerNet.com.au | www.SomerNet.com.au Email: alumni@somerset.qld.edu.au Phone: 07 5559 7100 Mail: Community Relations Office Somerset College Somerset Drive Mudgeeraba Qld 4213

nurture, and grow positive and mutually beneficial associations within the College community. The Association also provides all members with a copy of the College’s annual Somerset Lifetimes publication, and works to contact our many Association members with information about upcoming events and engagement opportunities.

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